This Week in Bitcoin
This Week in Bitcoin

This Week in Bitcoin

Chris Fisher

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This Week in Bitcoin is an independent, investigative podcast covering Bitcoin. A high-signal news podcast focused on analysis you'll find valuable.

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Uncle Mike's Bond Bananza
NOV 20, 2024
Uncle Mike's Bond Bananza
MicroStrategy has become the most traded stock in the US - What does it mean for Bitcoin? Plus, how the new Bitcoin ETF options could reshape the market, and why Bitcoiners should prepare for shitcoins to stick around.<br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a></li><li><a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a></li><li><a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a></li></ul></p><br /><br /><strong>LINKS:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://x.com/River/status/1858554387213209753" target="_blank">"Businesses are buying BTC faster than ever"</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1858994117617086840" target="_blank">$1.9b is unheard of for Day One</a></li><li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4912/all-info" target="_blank">Bitcoin Reserve Bill - S.4912 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): BITCOIN Act of 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress</a></li><li><a href="https://watcher.guru/news/blackrock-says-trump-win-brings-optimism-for-a-bitcoin-reserve" target="_blank">BlackRock Says Trump Win Brings 'Optimism' for a Bitcoin Reserve</a></li><li><a href="https://thecryptobasic.com/2024/11/20/vaneck-backs-donald-trumps-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-plan/" target="_blank">VanEck Backs Donald Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Plan</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/crrdlx/trump-bitcoin-report-card" target="_blank">Trump Bitcoin Report Card</a></li><li><a href="https://river.com/learn/bitcoin-in-21-minutes/" target="_blank">Bitcoin in 21 Minutes | River</a></li><li><a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-team-mulls-creating-first-ever-white-house-crypto-role" target="_blank">Trump Team Mulls Creating First-Ever White House Crypto Role</a></li><li><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-expected-tap-billionaire-crypto-180351037.html?guccounter=1" target="_blank">Trump taps billionaire crypto booster Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/17/politics/crypto-industry-donald-trump-reelection/index.html" target="_blank">The crypto industry plowed tens of millions into the election. Now, it’s looking for a return on that investment | CNN Politics</a></li><li><a href="https://guides.getalby.com/user-guide/alby-account-and-browser-extension/alby-account/faqs-alby-account/embrace-alby-hub-phasing-out-albys-shared-wallet" target="_blank">Embrace Alby Hub - phasing out Alby’s shared wallet | Alby User Guide</a></li><li>Supercut: <a href="https://x.com/bitcoin_teddy/status/1857161411018833946?t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A" target="_blank">"If people knew how the monetary system actually worked</a></li></ul><strong>Music</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7088565?episode=30037089740" target="_blank">Slight Curiosity By Circle the Earth</a></li></ul>
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Why the Market is High on Bitcoin
NOV 11, 2024
Why the Market is High on Bitcoin
From Election Day drama to Market mania: Unpacking the recent surge in Bitcoin and stocks. Is this a hype cycle or something more? Let's follow the money and find out.<br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a></li><li><a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a></li><li><a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a></li></ul></p><br /><br /><strong>LINKS:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1856013871116320902" target="_blank">"Assets in the US spot bitcoin ETFs are now up to $84b</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1856011991493537929" target="_blank">Bitcoin mania taking over the stock market too as Coinbase and Microstrategy are both in Top 5 most traded stocks today</a></li><li><a href="https://river.com/learn/investing-bitcoin-retirement-accounts/" target="_blank">Investing Bitcoin in Retirement Accounts&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://www.adoptingbitcoin.org/" target="_blank">Adopting Bitcoin - High-signal Bitcoin conference for builders</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.zeusln.com/new-release-zeus-v0-9-2/" target="_blank">New release: ZEUSv0.9.2</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/RoboSats/robosats/releases/tag/v0.7.2-alpha" target="_blank">RoboSats Release v0.7.2-alpha&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.fountain.fm/p/1-1-6" target="_blank">Fountain app v1.1.6</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/TheBitcoinWell/status/1853505692759642119" target="_blank">Exciting news for Canadians! You can now buy bitcoin directly on the Lightning Network from your Bitcoin Well account!</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgVhW7LR1z0" target="_blank">Goodstein: Bitcoin could become the next strategic reserve asset. - YouTube</a></li></ul><strong>MUSIC</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6917119?episode=22904515494" target="_blank">Tip Toe by Jack Holliday</a></li></ul>
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44 MIN
Bitcoin's Golden Age
NOV 6, 2024
Bitcoin's Golden Age
Trump's nine Bitcoin promises examined – plus how a perfect macro storm is set to usher in BTC's new golden era and shatter all-time highs.<br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a></li><li><a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a></li><li><a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a></li></ul></p><br /><br /><strong>LINKS</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1854207857190752647" target="_blank">Bitwise CIO says “We are entering the Golden Age of Crypto.”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/282319/bitcoin-all-time-high" target="_blank">Bitcoin breaks new all-time high above $74,000 amid Trump's early lead on Election Day | The Block</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/technology/crypto-industry-spending-election.html" target="_blank">The Crypto Industry’s Spending on the Election Pays Off - The New York Times</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/05/bitcoiners-celebrate-as-bernie-moreno-ousts-sherrod-brown-ohio-upset.html" target="_blank">Bitcoiners celebrate as Bernie Moreno ousts Sherrod Brown, Ohio upset</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/1854021262391284122?t=ASJqAbm5fVHDKeq7CLKqjw" target="_blank">Operation Chokepoint 2.0’s main enforcer Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown of Ohio has lost his Senate seat</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/AltcoinDailyio/status/1854071062046142628" target="_blank">Altcoin Daily on X: Trump Super Cut</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/BoltzExchange/boltz-backend/releases/tag/v3.8.0" target="_blank">Boltz v3.8.0&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://bolt12.org/" target="_blank">BOLT 12</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/Strike/status/1853839425735630918" target="_blank">Strike: Introducing Bitcoin Auto-Withdrawals</a></li><li><a href="https://fountain.fm/episode/WDwmxWpLZJgaRrqrGmF3" target="_blank">The Pomp Podcast • #1427 Howard Lutnick</a></li></ul><strong>MUSIC</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6751084?episode=18165690894" target="_blank">1night by Daddy NAT</a></li></ul>
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49 MIN
From White Paper to Winner
OCT 31, 2024
From White Paper to Winner
Bitcoin's sweet 16 has never looked better. This week, I'll unpack the hard data behind the new wave of adoption that's transforming magic internet money into mainstream reality.<br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a></li><li><a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a></li><li><a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a></li></ul></p><br /><br /><strong>LINKS:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/30/bitcoin-etfs-record-870m-inflows-as-btc-flirts-with-lifetime-highs/" target="_blank">BTC ETFs Record Massive $870 Million Inflows</a></li><li><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-price-new-fomo-top-bitcoin-etf-inflows-1b-daily" target="_blank">BTC price risks new 'FOMO' top as Bitcoin ETF inflows near $1B daily</a></li><li><a href="https://cryptoslate.com/insights/spot-bitcoin-etfs-on-track-to-overtak-satoshi-nakamotos-btc-holdings-by-year-end/" target="_blank">Spot Bitcoin ETFs on track to overtak Satoshi Nakamoto's BTC holdings by year-end&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1851805640819163389" target="_blank">IBIT took in more $$$ *today* than all but 7 of the 590+ ETFs launched in 2024 have taken in *all year*&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1851239722229657636?t=kMZcK90reLnXUeA-jx2VgA" target="_blank">The market is getting even more concentrated</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1849559464900198463" target="_blank">Microsoft to vote for or against "Assessment of Investing in Bitcoin" during shareholder meeting in December</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1851277273669783986" target="_blank">CNBC reports on the soaring national deficit’s role in the election, noting that “neither politicians nor the public seem to care.”&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/jameslavish/status/1851105451154493889?t=SduCqK9MmUra7W2AVIemew" target="_blank">The US Treasury expects to drain $186 billion this quarter from its general account plus borrow $546 billion, and then borrow $823 billion in the first quarter of 2025. That’s $1.6 trillion of overdraft spending in the next 6 months.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/the-case-for-bitcoin-as-a-reserve-asset-2" target="_blank">The Case for Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUJNIMh3sMA" target="_blank">This is a very bullish setup for bitcoin into the election, says VanEck's Matthew Sigel - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.therage.co/fincen-alert-hezbollah-financing-cryptocurrencies/" target="_blank">New FinCEN Alert Shows Cash, Smuggling Preferred Method For Hezbollah Financing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJKwrs67zkY" target="_blank">Stephen Mollah Q&amp;A - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-creator-claims-fall-short/" target="_blank">Macroeconomist claims to be Satoshi, creator of ChatGPT, and Twitter logo designer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/323750/us-treasury-says-stablecoin-growth-is-increasing-demand-for-t-bills" target="_blank">US Treasury says stablecoin growth is increasing demand for T-bills&nbsp;</a></li></ul><strong>Music</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7025679?episode=28261527231" target="_blank">That Smile You're Wearing</a></li></ul>
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Central Banks Show Their Hand
OCT 23, 2024
Central Banks Show Their Hand
The Quiet Part Said Loud: Central banks finally admit why they fear Bitcoin - and it's not about protecting you. Breaking down the latest attacks from the ECB and Minneapolis Fed.<br /><br /><p><strong>Affiliate LINKS:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://river.com/signup?r=3CT4V56E" target="_blank">Buy Sats on River</a></li><li><a href="https://app.thebitcoincompany.com/signup?ref=JUPITER" target="_blank">The Bitcoin Company</a></li><li><a href="https://use.foldapp.com/r/XNHPXTFC" target="_blank">Fold Card</a></li></ul></p><br /><strong>LINKS:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985877" target="_blank">The distributional consequences of Bitcoin by Ulrich Bindseil, Jürgen Schaaf :: SSRN</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImXHelK0J1g" target="_blank">ECB's Lagarde says bitcoin conducted ‘funny business’ - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/court-finds-imf-chief-christine-lagarde-guilty-of-criminal-negligence-10702431" target="_blank">Christine Lagarde avoids jail despite being found guilty of negligence</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cryptoisac.org/news-member-content/blockchains-role-in-mitigating-illicit-finance" target="_blank">Blockchain's Role in Mitigating Illicit Finance — CRYPTOISAC</a></li><li><a href="https://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/working-papers/unique-implementation-of-permanent-primary-deficits" target="_blank">Unique Implementation of Permanent Primary Deficits? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis</a></li><li><a href="https://www.murrayrudd.pro/challenging-bias-in-the-ecbs-bitcoin-analysis/" target="_blank">Challenging ECB's Bitcoin Critique: a Critical Rebuttal</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKiA43tKuIM" target="_blank">Pro-Harris PACs see strong donations from crypto community in September - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/20/crypto-pac-fairshake-targets-close-house-races-as-election-nears-end.html" target="_blank">Crypto PAC Fairshake targets close House races as election nears end</a></li><li><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bitcoin-miners-launch-ad-campaign-swing-states-boost-crypto-friendly-candidates" target="_blank">Bitcoin miners launch ad campaign in swing states to boost crypto-friendly candidates&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/qcapital2020/status/1775966557425864705" target="_blank">Kashkari telling us a few years ago the FED has unlimited money</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eThjo9wYoF0" target="_blank">Michael Saylor: Why MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin funding is NOT a glitch - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DevkAbG1mGc" target="_blank">The Bitcoin revolution &amp; risks with Michael Saylor (Part Two) - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://bitcoinnews.com/opinion/denver-new-bitcoin-citadel-the-space/" target="_blank">“The Space” | New Bitcoin Citadel in Denver, Colorado</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.river.com/bitcoin-interest-on-cash/" target="_blank">The future of saving is here: Earn 3.8% on cash. Paid in Bitcoin.</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/natbrunell/status/1848554857025736943" target="_blank">Natalie Brunell X: Bitcoin is the universal energy currency and a global tool of hope</a></li></ul><strong>MUSIC:</strong><br /><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7000726?episode=27023396650" target="_blank">Stop feat. Alex Bonyata</a></li></ul>
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53 MIN